Monthly Archives: March, 2014

Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight from the country’s 44th Independence celebrations by derailing Harare’s ongoing Zimbabwe Structured Dialogue Platform on Debt Clearance by tasking its officials to bring into the fray issues to do with governance...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's turbulent  politics by taking a ‘sabbatical’. The CCC has become nothing more than a playground for clueless political nonentities. Indeed, the CCC has not only been drowning in a sea of confusion,...

Bid to save forests

Environment Reporter THIS year’s celebrations to mark the International Day of Forests were...

Concern over radiation exposure

RADIOTHERAPY, dental check-ups, CT scans and X-rays are processes that expose healthcare practitioners to...

Managing soyabeans: Of weeds and harvesting

IN the last article we looked at the challenges of managing soyabean under moisture...

Flies hovering around Zim-ASSET

WHEN flies swarm around honey, one must look carefully to see why the honey...

To be or not to be Roman Dutch in Southern Africa! Part One

ON March 9 2014 The Sunday Mail published a report in which the Vice-Chancellor...

Lest we forget! …time to get rid of colonial mentality

ONE of the problems that is afflicting black Zimbabweans today is the colonial mentality....

Mantashe: The burden of African development

RECENT utterances by the African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Gwede Mantashe that Zimbabwe’s Land...

Open letter to Gwede Mantashe

RECENTLY South African National Congress’s (ANC) Gwede Mantashe made headlines in that country. The...

Globalisation has its pros and cons

By Lawrence Gwinyai Mashoko GLOBALISATION is the process through which States are affected by decisions...

Of corrupt entities: Part Two

LAST week we looked at the first part of a two part sequel on...

Sanctions, the blunt instrument of Western hegemony

AMERICA and the European Union (EU) have imposed sanctions against Russia. The significance of...

Time to throw in towel and go back home!

ON March 12 2014, BBC One showed the documentary Famous, Rich and Hungry. The...

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Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's...

Mineral wealth a definition of Independence

ZIMBABWE’S independence and freedom cannot be fully explained without mentioning one of the key...

Let the Uhuru celebrations begin

By Kundai Marunya The Independence Flame has departed Harare’s Kopje area for a tour of...